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Not so fresh ideas:

We celebrate stuckness and ask: 'what hints should a teacher give and when?' (31 August 2011)
Thinking about making an effective start to the new school year on our philosophy and pedagogy page (16 August 2011)
In tune with BBC's new prime-time maths series 'The Code', we've updated our factors page with bikes and bugs (29 July 2011)
Plans and elevations are never easy to teach or learn, but we'll pack together some ideas to help (21 June 2011)
Interior designers are invited to do a room makeover to develop their understanding of measurement, 3D space, plans and elevations (21 June 2011)
A lesson about prime factorisation the use of Wolfram widgets to promote discovery-based learning and a link to a lovely visualisation. (04 June 2011)
Sharpening our thinking about proportion and linear functions and their graphs with three great little video clips from Dan Mayer's blog . (26 May 2011)

• Some link pages for contibutors: math source websites and digital tools websites (20 May 2011)
• The GCSE revision page was created (16 May 2011) . It's already one of the biggest pages on the wiki with lots of links to other resources.
• solutions to C2 chapter 11 added (15 May 2011)
• an exciting development in interactive learning: I've got Wolfram Widgets to load correctly. See an example below (12 May 2011)
• plans and elevations of 3D shapes (10 May 2011)
• updated version of an outline lesson for planning to meet Ofsted 2012 lesson observation criteria (4 May 2011)
• a sample outline lesson with examples on Pythagoras' Theorem (Ofsted 2012 ready) that follows this outline (4 May 2011)
• C4 chapter 6 outline
• C2 chapter 10 outline
• a lesson about multiplying fractions

(in a previous) week in school ... week 35:

• Monday 6 June 2011 - Friday 10 June 2011
• welcome back after half term. It was great to see so many students take advantage of the extra lessons over the holidays - well done for your efforts.
• year 7 are reviewing their end of year exam and
• year 8 are also reflecting on their end of year exam and then
• year 9 are starting their modular GCSE course.
  • This week and next is module 1:
  • Beware: the year 9 end of year SATs exams (progress tests) are due in the week beginning 19 June 2011. Year 9 SATs exam revision.
• year 10 are still working on GCSE unit 1 revision and GCSE unit 2 revision.
  • the unit 1 exam is on Monday 13 June 2011 and unit 2 is the following week.
  • The general GCSE revision page is linked here - be warned: some of these skills not required yet (they're on unit 3)
  • Specific modular GCSE revision pages will follow soon
• year 11 take their GCSE maths exams:
  • non-calculator paper on Monday 6 June 2011
  • calculator paper on Friday 10 June 2011
  • make sure you bring all the equipment you'll need
  • Don't forget your calculator on Friday
  • main GCSE revision pages
  • unless you're taking the Business Studies exam you should attend maths classes on Monday morning
  • bring your revision folders and any last-minute questions, but we have an activity planned for you

• year 12 are finishing C2 chapter 11 and starting their C2 revision; some year 12 re-taking C1 modules
• year 13 are concentrating on S1 revision

(in a previous) week in school ... week 34:

• Monday 23 May 2011 - Friday 27 May 2011
• year 7 were doing their end of year exam
• year 8 were also sitting end of year exams this week: I recommend revising for your KS3 exams with mymaths booster packs
• year 9 were learning
• year 10 were working on GCSE unit 1 revision and GCSE unit 2 revision.
  • The general GCSE revision page is linked here - be warned: some of these skills not required yet (they're on unit 3)
  • Specific modular GCSE revision pages will follow soon
• year 11 were starting their GCSE exams:
  • pupils able to attend class should bring their own revision folders and questions
  • pupils should plan to make requests for help from their teacher on particular topics - let us know how we can help
  • main GCSE revision pages
  • popular and recent GCSE revision requests are linked here
• year 12 were finishing C2 chapter 11 and starting their C2 revision; some year 12 re-taking C1 modules
• year 13 were concentrating on S1 revision

(in a previous) week in school ... week 33:

• Monday 16 May 2011 - Friday 20 May 2011
• year 7 were learning about 3D shape and getting ready for the end of year exams next week
• year 8 were learning about units of measurement and preparing for the end of year exams next week
• year 9 were learning...
• year 10 were working on GCSE unit 1 revision and GCSE unit 2 revision.
  • The general GCSE revision page is linked here - be warned: some of these skills not required yet (they're on unit 3)
  • Specific modular GCSE revision pages will follow soon
  • today's lesson (17 May 2011) :
    • Expanding a single or pairs of brackets and simplifying the result [ mymaths expanding single and pairs brackets ]
    • Expanding pairs of brackets and factorising quadratics [ mymaths: factorising quadratics ]
• year 11 were starting their GCSE exams:
  • pupils able to attend class should bring their own revision folders and questions
  • pupils should plan to make requests for help from their teacher on particular topics - let us know how we can help
  • main GCSE revision pages
  • popular and recent GCSE revision requests are linked here
• year 12 are finishing C2 chapter 11 and starting their C2 revision
• year 13 are concentrating on S1 revision

(In a previous) week in school ... week 32:

• Monday 9 May 2011 - Friday 13 May 2011
• year 7
• year 8 were learning about metric units
• year 9 were learning
• year 10 were learning to calculate perimeter, area and volume of various 2D and 3D shapes
• year 11 were revising simultaneous equations
• year 12 were learning definite integration and the trapezium rule from C2 chapter 11
• year 13 were solving differential equations from C4 chapter 6

(In a previous) week in school ... week 31:

• Monday 2 May 2011 - Friday 6 May 2011
• year 7
• year 8 are reviewing calculations with fractions from before the holiday
• year 9 are learning to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions
• year 10 are learning about 3D shapes, symmetry and tessellation
• year 11 are revising for linear GCSE exams
• year 12 are learning about simple trigonometric identities and equations from C2 chapter 10
• year 13 are consolidating advanced integration techniques from C4 chapter 6

We used to find it interesting(!):

Maths video: Look Around You